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>> without a doubt his opposition to the vietnam war. but also you know there is a path here that barack obama was on that was opened by martin luther king jr. and by many african-americans before, and i think that the overall view of dr. king about ending poverty and racism, and the need to confront militarism in order to achieve that was the core message. what i would emphasize though, is you know there are a lot of people left and right who have criticisms of barack obama today. the same was true of dr. king before he became a martyr, and almost a deity that everybody bows to. i remember democrats who were for vietnam didn't like him. conservative black ministers didn't like him. obviously there were lynch mobs ready for him in the fast. even the radical young black activists made fun of him for being too gradual. thank god something pure and positive can be transmitted to future generations. >> john: kristal tom brought up president obama and he does fall short of the ideals. there was a picket sign in dc saying king had a dream and
>> without a doubt his opposition to the vietnam war. but also you know there is a path here that barack obama was on that was opened by martin luther king jr. and by many african-americans before, and i think that the overall view of dr. king about ending poverty and racism, and the need to confront militarism in order to achieve that was the core message. what i would emphasize though, is you know there are a lot of people left and right who have criticisms of barack obama today. the...
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this is not about boots on the ground another iraq, vietnam or afghanistan. this is about giving weapons to people who we halfway think will support a reasonable outcome. this is pushing the assad regime to collapse now rather than a year from now, which will result with the country being overrun from jihadists from the middle east. >> john: do you think others in the administration share your view that we need to act on this now? >> well of course i'm not in the administration any more. i think that frankly the people who are advising the president are split, but so far the president said so far we're going to stay out of this. >> john: moving over to egypt. morsi has rejected any unity government. how should he be handling a situation like this. >> again, what he should do is reach out to try to curb the violence. we've seen this in many countries. there are leaders who take courageous steps. they stand on the security forces while reaching out to come to some preliminary cease-fire. we had to do this in the 1960s when our cities were on fire, while not yie
this is not about boots on the ground another iraq, vietnam or afghanistan. this is about giving weapons to people who we halfway think will support a reasonable outcome. this is pushing the assad regime to collapse now rather than a year from now, which will result with the country being overrun from jihadists from the middle east. >> john: do you think others in the administration share your view that we need to act on this now? >> well of course i'm not in the administration any...
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. >> it does seem bizarre to me, hagel is a vietnam vet from nebraska. our main question about him is it he violent enough. what does he need to do? >> john: this is nothing about hagel. this is for republicans who can't stand barack obama. when chuck hagel mentioned the jewish lobby, if he had said the israel lobby apack, they would roll over for him. they're claiming this makes him a brutal anti-semite. if you're going to criticize someone, that's like saying you don't like the beatles because you don't like ringo's voice. >> they say jews controlled politics. mel gibson showed and got a standing ovation. jews can't control hollywood. look what happened with hagel. >> jews aren't working security at the golden globes. [ laughter ] >> he didn't say anything that bad about israel. i love israel just as much as the next brain-washed american. you could make a strong argument that they're the hipsters of the middle east. >> john: they really are. it is worth pointing out israel is not some monolithic entity. there is a lot of political diversity in israel.
. >> it does seem bizarre to me, hagel is a vietnam vet from nebraska. our main question about him is it he violent enough. what does he need to do? >> john: this is nothing about hagel. this is for republicans who can't stand barack obama. when chuck hagel mentioned the jewish lobby, if he had said the israel lobby apack, they would roll over for him. they're claiming this makes him a brutal anti-semite. if you're going to criticize someone, that's like saying you don't like the...
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suddenly loves kerry and to them, his service in vietnam doesn't quite suck the way they once said it did. you blew it my republican friends. you know you would have kicked bush to the curb in 2004 and avoided a big mess. john kerry would have been elected president inherited w.'s time bomb of costly unpaid four wars. he would have been thrown out in 2008 and you guys would now be enjoying visits to the west wing of huckabee's megachurch. but no! you allowed john kerry to be slandered by the swift voters and now, because of it, your party has about as much chance of gaining national office as lance armstrong does of passing a urine test. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections tuberculosis lymp
suddenly loves kerry and to them, his service in vietnam doesn't quite suck the way they once said it did. you blew it my republican friends. you know you would have kicked bush to the curb in 2004 and avoided a big mess. john kerry would have been elected president inherited w.'s time bomb of costly unpaid four wars. he would have been thrown out in 2008 and you guys would now be enjoying visits to the west wing of huckabee's megachurch. but no! you allowed john kerry to be slandered by the...
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ted nugent admitted to soiling himself during his vietnam board physical and not clearing the stench so he could avoided serving his country. rosa parks said each person must live their life as a model for others. ted nugent wrote a song called wang dang sweet poon tang. rosa parks received the congressional medal and ted nugent once told the detroit free press apartheid isn't that cut and dry all men aren't created equal. rosa parks started a scholarship donation and donated most of her money to helping kids go to college.
ted nugent admitted to soiling himself during his vietnam board physical and not clearing the stench so he could avoided serving his country. rosa parks said each person must live their life as a model for others. ted nugent wrote a song called wang dang sweet poon tang. rosa parks received the congressional medal and ted nugent once told the detroit free press apartheid isn't that cut and dry all men aren't created equal. rosa parks started a scholarship donation and donated most of her money...
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suddenly loves kerry and to them, his service in vietnam doesn't quite suck the way they once said it did. you blew it my republican friends. you know you would have kicked bush to the curb in 2004 and avoided a big mess. john kerry would have been elected president inherited w.'s time bomb of costly unpaid four wars. he would have been thrown out in 2008 and you guys would now be enjoying visits to the west wing of huckabee's megachurch. but no! you allowed john kerry to be slandered by the swift voters and now, because of it, your party has about as much chance of gaining national office as lance armstrong does of passing a urine test. well done! we'll be right back. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. (vo) she's joy behar. >>current will let me say anything. [ voice of dennis ] ...allstate. really? i was afraid you'd have some cut-rate policy. nope, i've got... [ voice of dennis ] the allstate value plan. it's their most affordable car insurance -- and you still get an allst
suddenly loves kerry and to them, his service in vietnam doesn't quite suck the way they once said it did. you blew it my republican friends. you know you would have kicked bush to the curb in 2004 and avoided a big mess. john kerry would have been elected president inherited w.'s time bomb of costly unpaid four wars. he would have been thrown out in 2008 and you guys would now be enjoying visits to the west wing of huckabee's megachurch. but no! you allowed john kerry to be slandered by the...
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he had been in vietnam. he served with distinct. he received two purple hearts. he ran the uso supporting our troops and their families overseas. he understands what it's like to serve in the military, and that creates wisdom. we need that kind of wisdom at the top of the pentagon. these are tough times. we have many security challenges with the war in afghan afghanistan, and we have a fiscal crisis here at home. chuck hagel gets how to deal with these issues, and he's the kind of leader that we need at this critical juncture. >> john: you worked with him. what kind of guy is he? >> i worked with his staff when i worked in the senate. i was a democratic aide, and we worked across body lines on veteran bills bills to support military healthcare, they were straight. they were honest. when they said what they wanted to do, one could count on that, and we were very effective together. since then he has been involved with my organization and a strong voice on international issues he's an independent thinker and gives straight talk. that's what we really need in leader
he had been in vietnam. he served with distinct. he received two purple hearts. he ran the uso supporting our troops and their families overseas. he understands what it's like to serve in the military, and that creates wisdom. we need that kind of wisdom at the top of the pentagon. these are tough times. we have many security challenges with the war in afghan afghanistan, and we have a fiscal crisis here at home. chuck hagel gets how to deal with these issues, and he's the kind of leader that...
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then we shade over vietnam iraq, and we give it different shadings. we start in 1898 with the spanish american war and the brutality in the philippines. we march through so you feel in the book and the series a sense of repetition, a pattern to these intervention. >> eliot: this is one of the strands that is the international aspect of it, which is a significant piece of it. but what is the reputation rep repetition, the theme. >> the increasing empire, militarism and exception the use of american exceptionalism that we are after world war ii the leader of the world the global policemen, that we have the atomic bomb, therefore we're right. >> eliot: let's stop on exceptionalism, which is a word that arises in every presidential campaign. do you believe in exceptionalism. of course people who run for president say, indeed i do. >> you have to. >> eliot: you have to. >> obama qualified it. obama said i believe in american exceptionalism just like the brits believe in british exceptionalism and the greeks believe in greek exceptionalism. >> eliot: i thou
then we shade over vietnam iraq, and we give it different shadings. we start in 1898 with the spanish american war and the brutality in the philippines. we march through so you feel in the book and the series a sense of repetition, a pattern to these intervention. >> eliot: this is one of the strands that is the international aspect of it, which is a significant piece of it. but what is the reputation rep repetition, the theme. >> the increasing empire, militarism and exception the...